John Hancock of Massachusetts

On October 25, 1780

John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.

This Day in History - October 25

1911

London's last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.

1671

Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon.

2010

Taylor Swift's third studio album 'Speak Now' was released. It won Billboard's 2011 Album of the Year.

2017

Scientists in India discovered a 152-million-year-old fossil of an extinct marine reptile called the ichthyosaur.

1854

The Battle of Balaclava took place during the Crimean War.

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